Power guide roller



Sept. 13, 1932. SlLEN POWER GUIDE ROLLER Filed Sept. 5, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet l Sfipt. 13, 1932. E, $|LEN 1,876,773

POWER GUIDE ROLLER Filed Sept. 3, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 awe map.

Sept. 13, 1932. 7 E. SILEN 1,876,773

POWER GUIDE ROLLER Filed Sept. 3, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 ZWZZZZ Jil 3 I V I Patented Sept. 13, 1932 ERICKiSILEN, STELIIA, WASHINGTON" POWER GUIDE CROLLER Application med September aaras'o. :Seria1No.479',543.

This invention relates to rollers designed for use as guides over which fish nets are moved in hauling the nets.

The primary object of the invention is to It-provide a roller of this type so constructed that it may be power operated, thereby to assist the operators in lifting and hauling heavy nets, as they are being pulled into the vessel.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means in the form of a foot lever, for throwing the power mechanism into and out of operation, at the will of the operator.

Still another object of the invention is to 16 rovide a device of this character which may e readily and easily installed, without the necessity of making extensive alterations in the construction of the vessel in which the power mechanism is installed.

2 With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described 125? and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention. as. Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating a power guide roller constructed in accordance with the invention, together with the operating mechanism therefor.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the operating 40?. mechanism, the power guide roller being shown in section.

Figure 5 is a detail view illustrating the manner of connecting the power disk to the fly wheel of the motor, of the operating mech- 45; anism.

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view illustrating the manner of mounting the power roller.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the

0: reference character 5 designates the side of a vessel which'is equipped'with a roller constructed in accordance with the invention.

The reference character v6 designates the roller base which is secured to the deck of the ship to prevent lateral movement thereof, by means of the pin 7 .whichpasses through thebase and deck 8. The base 6, and deck, are formed with openings to receive the pin 9 which issubstantially long and extends through thedeck 8,-the pin being-so con structed that no nut is necessary to secure thesame in: position, thereby providing means for securing. the roller tothedeck of, the ship in such away that the roller may be readily lifted from its position, when not in use.

Arms 1.0 extendupwardly from the base and are provided with bearings to. receive the shaft 11 of the'guide roller 12. 1

Extending forwardly from the base 6, is an extension 13 that provides a support for the lowerendofthe roller. 14, the upperend of the roller 14 being held in position bythe upperv end'of-the arm 10 at one end of'the roller 12. p A

The reference. character '15 designates. a. pivoted arm which extends under the roller, the free end of the arm providing a support forathe vertical guide roller- 16. A shaft 17 provides the pivot for the arm 15, the shaft being square and fitted ina square opening ofthe arm 15to move the arm when theshaft is. rotated. I p

Lever 18" is mounted on the lower end "of the shaft-17 andconnects with the rod 32v to operate the shaft and lever'18 when the rod is moved." Coiled spring 19: is connected. with the arm I 15*:at one end of the spring, the opposite end of the spring being secured to the deck at-QO, to return thearmto its norma lin-active position afterit has been operated. i 1. As clearly shown by Figure 3 of the drawings', the roller 12 embodies heads l8;fitted in theen-ds' of the body portion of the roller,

which body portion is formed of sheet'metal, material having. its periphery corrugated to present a roughened surface so that the net. operating over the roller, wil1;be gripped by the roller and moved therewith.

end of the arm 24 is forked to fit within the H collar 26 of the movable clutch section.

Mounted on the platform 27, is a treadle 28 to which the link 29 is connected, the link 29 being also connected with the arm 24 at 30. After the treadle 28 has been forced downwardly to operate the clutch, the treadle is returned to its normal position by means of the coiled spring 19 which has connection with one end of the rod 32 that in turn is connected with the bell crank lever 33.-

A link 34 connects the bell crank lever to the treadle 28, so that movement of the spring and rod 32 will pull the treadle upwardly to its inactive or normal position.

A pinion 35 is secured to the lower end of the shaft 22 and is in mesh with the pinion 36 secured to the shaft 37, which shaft 37 is mounted in bearings 38 and 39. Mounted on one end of the shaft 37 is a sprocket 40 over which the chain 41 operates, the chain also operating over the sprocket 42, to receive rotary motion therefrom. Secured to the hub of the sprocket 42 is an arm 43 that carries a counterbalancing weight 43 at one end thereof, the opposite end of the arm 43 providing a support for the finger 44 which is normally held in its active position by means of the coiled spring 45. This finger 44 cooperates with the extension 45 that extends from the peripher of the power disk 46, the extension 45' contacting with the finger 44 torotate the arm'43 and sprocket 42 to which the arm is connected.

The power disk 46 is secured to the spokes of the fly wheel 47 by means ofthe securing bolts 48, the fly wheel forming a part of the power device 49.

From 7 the foregoing it will be obvious that due to the construction shown and described, I have provided a power guide roller so constructed that it may be readily thrown into and out of operation by the operator merely placing his foot on the treadle 28, to

' the end that the power guide roller will be rotated to permit the fish net to be hauled with facility.

I claim:

1. In a power guide roller, a base, a roller member mounted on the base, vertical rollers dlsposed laterally of the roller member, a pivoted arm for supporting one of the vertical rollers to move the vertical roller supported thereby towards the vertical roller at the opposite end of the roller member, and

ERICK SILEN. 

